ABMDI EXAM| 60 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from correct answer: B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. When investigating a death, it is best to correct answer: C. use all available resources. A good point to remember regarding report writing is that correct answer: B. information is of little use unless it is properly documented and communicated to others. If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin the medicolegal death investigation of a death caused by a firearm, the medicolegal "scene" is A. the emergency department. B. the emergency department and any part of the hospital leading from the street to the room. C. the whole hospital. D. any location the decedent may have been prior to death. E. any location the decedent may have been within the past 24 hours. correct answer: A. the emergency department. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate A. all deaths that occur within their national "region" (i.e., southwestern, northeastern, etc.) B. all deaths that occur within their state. C. all deaths within their state that fall under statute. D. all deaths within their county. E. all deaths that occur on federal property within the state. correct answer: C. all deaths within their state that fall under statute. You work as an investigator for the medical examiner's office. The local high school sociology teacher has invited you to give a presentation on "medicolegal death investigation." Which ONE of the following topics would be MOST appropriate? A. "Autoerotic Deaths"